Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Chapter 566

I wiped my tears and stood. I turned to see my mother peeking around the corner, but I waved her off. Rowan furrowed his brow. “Why did you wave her off?“:

I grabbed one of the shovels in his hands and then started digging ‘I didn’t want her to come back over with Alannah until the evidence was gone.” I waved my hands over my face.

“Why?” Rowan smiled, but it was a little hesitant, like he didn’t know why I wouldn’t want Alannah to see me cry over her mate.

I rolled my eyes. “Don’t play dumb.” I pointed at him. “You know exactly why.” I looked up, and I realized he didn’t. His eyebrows were pinched, and he was staring at me. “I’m an Alpha, and until she settles at my dad’s pack, she is mine.”

“So?”

I stopped digging. “An alpha needs to be strong for their pack; we can’t show our weakness.”

“That’s bullshit. I watched you with Toya and Wendy.”

“That’s different.” I shook my head.

and the hole started to

I am comfortable in my skin, and I know I can kick whoever tries to make fun of me. But like this?” I waved my hand. “Where I have to be strong for wolves that rely on me…I can’t

moved closer. “You know

know. But they need the safe

his head.

of Alannah and I nodded. “She needs the space to break. She needs to feel secure enough to break down, and she won’t be able to

“You stay strong for them so they can focus on their pain, and they know you will watch over them.” I nodded. “You are

stayed through it, although. Something was wrong at my father’s pack, and

and spun. Her face was a mask of worry, but she smiled. “That’s deep enough.” I nodded and tossed

Ternen. “Time to rest.” He picked him up gently

forward, her eyes full of panic. “I can’t do this.” She shook her head and grabbed for her mate, but

aura, settling the panic in my friend’s eyes. “He was brave when he chased

hesitate.” She swatted angrily at her tears. “He just charged the

“Now it’s your turn to be brave.” Alannah

to be brave, Lan. Who else is going to tell your pups how brave their father